688 SSN Sub Brief
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
- The 688-class, also known as the Los Angeles-class, submarines are a series of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSNs) built by the United States Navy. Introduced in the 1970s, this class was designed as a part of the Navy's response to the growing capabilities of the Soviet submarine fleet, specifically to seek and destroy Soviet ballistic missile submarines and protect naval task forces.
Key technical characteristics of the 688-class submarines include:
Length and Displacement: These submarines measure approximately 362 feet in length with a beam of 33 feet and have a submerged displacement of about 7,000 tons.
Propulsion: Powered by a nuclear reactor, specifically the S6G reactor designed by General Electric, providing a speed of over 25 knots and the capability for submerged operations of several months without surfacing.
Armament: The 688-class is equipped with four 21-inch torpedo tubes capable of launching Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and Tomahawk cruise missiles. They have provisions for laying mines and can also support advanced naval special warfare operations.
Sonar Systems: These submarines are outfitted with sophisticated sonar arrays, including a bow-mounted sphere sonar and a wide aperture lightweight fiber optic sonar array, enabling superior detection capabilities in various marine environments.
Crew and Technology: Typically manned by a crew of around 130, the 688-class submarines incorporate advanced technology for navigation, communication, and combat systems to operate effectively in multi-threat environments.
Throughout their service, the 688-class submarines have undergone several upgrades to enhance their combat systems, sensors, and stealth capabilities to extend their operational life and maintain relevance in modern naval warfare.
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I was a radioman on the USS Key West SSN 722 from 2003-2008. I just found out it was decommissioned in 2023. Thank you for doing this video. Brings back so many memories!
Thanks.
Actually she's just decomming now. It's just been parked at the pier since 23.
you want a piece of anchor chain?
did you have a JO named Pianetta when you were there?
@@mrfaldor you remember TM2 Costa.
I was a nuclear operator on the USS Lafayette SSBN 616. My hands-on training was at the USS Enterprise prototype in Idaho. The two types of power plants were completely different. Glad to see the Navy has switched to moored training units!
616 blue here 64-67 Sonar
ET nuke here, trained on S5G there, winter 85-86. Served on USS Texas CGN 39. Sad day when I saw a pic of her scrapped with the superstructure removed.
My story is almost the exact opposite. Nuke ET, did my prototype in upstate New York, on the S8G power plant. Hit the fleet on a Nimitz carrier. The A4Ws were a very different beastie indeed!
The Navy converted 2 old "Boomers," the Daniel Webster & Sam Rayburn into MTS's (Moored Training Ships) at Charleston Naval Shipyard in 1989-90 and operated pierside at Naval Weapons Station Charleston in Goose Creek, SC. I was a Nav ET on USS Narwhal (SSN-671) in SUBRON 4 at that time. The USN set aside some acrage and stood up the complete Nuclear Power School around the MTS's in the late '90s when BRAC 92 shut Orlando down. Those MTS's have been replaced by La Jolla & San Francisco which were converted in the late 2010's.
@@matta5498 So sad we got rid of all of our nuclear cruiser fleet years before they were even close to wearing out. I love those Virginia class cruisers!
My son is currently serving onboard SSN-760 USS ANNAPOLIS I've been waiting for this brief, Thanks Aaron! Hope you are doing well!
Thank you his son for your service young man. 🙏
Very cool, I rode on the USS Annapolis around 6 months in 2019 and I had a blast, hope your son’s having a good time
Such a cool job. Gotta be a sharp fella to make it onto a submarine.
@@robertdeforest9682 he was onboard at that time, how cool you probably sat in mess hall together at some point.
You are no doubt a very proud Dad. I wish i could shake his hand and thank him.
I often get asked, "how long does a submarine stay underwater?" I tell them: they stay down until they run out of food, coffee, & toilet paper
add bidets to the heads and you can stay out longer regardless of the TP situation
Next time tell them every ship can do that - the challenge for submarines is coming back up.
@@goobfilmcast4239 🤣
@@hypervious8878 🤣
Truth.
I was fully expecting this to be a minute intro following by a blank screen and no audio with the word [REDACTED] in the middle for 38min lol
I got to tour the USS Baltimore SSN-704 when I was a teen, probably almost old enough to join the Navy. My uncle was chief of the boat and they were in port for a few days a few hours from where my family lived. I got to see our car through the periscope, which my uncle told us to park in the spot reserved for "COB", and we listened to whales on sonar. I remember they keep the depth gauges covered in port because they don't want civilians to know how deep they are able to go. I bought a USS Baltimore hat which I was actually surprised they sold on board, and the crew member we talked to were all cool. I also recall they had a bunch of VHS movies in the mess room, but weren't allowed to have any copies of Crimson Tide because the Navy wasn't exactly happy about that movie (which I can understand why). It was a great and memorable experience I am glad to have had, and awesome of my uncle to invite us.
One of my older brothers was an electrical technician on a Los Angeles class sub. He took me and my other older brother to see _The Hunt for Red October_ when it came out in the theaters. He's not with us anymore, but _Hunt for Red October_ is still one of those movies I can watch over and over again. After seeing the movie for the first time, I've been fascinated with submarines ever since. Thanks for all the informative videos! 👍
It's so hard for me to visualize these boats being the "old ones" now. I served in the 1990s on a 637 (Sturgeon class, for all you academics out there) and the Flight 3 88s (or 688-I boats) were the shit's ice cream. With so many of these boats no longer in service, it really hits home that "my era" is ancient history.
@@DarinRWagner From 1 Veteran to another, thank you for your service. I couldn't serve on a Submarine. Those ships fascinate me but scare the hell out of me.
Served on a 637…Great boats and still better than any adversaries today 👍🏻🤩😎🇺🇸
@@stevea9604 637 short hull or long hull??? The last 637 I worked on was the "Flying fish" the last 637 I saw was the Parche at Bremerton when we finished cutting it up. HT1 (retired)
@@charlesthomas1533 Short version…USS Aspro SSN 646
@DarinRWagner We still had a few 594's in Groton in the early 90s. I remember seeing Shark depart Groton for decom in 1989. S-Girls were tiny boats.
Got out and went to work for NNSY. Got assigned to 688 as Instrument & Control tech. Worked on the boat for several years bringing up reactor control systems, doing initial calibrations on them, watching the crew show up (including the Dirty 30) and then was in the Control And Testing trailer (the Cat House) on the pier to record initial crit and power range testing. Was a good time!! Capt. Christensen (sp?) was my next door neighbor.
Happy you finally made this public! That phone talker story is amazing😂
Spent almost half of my career on 688;s out of Pearl (697,698 & 771). Had a lot of exciting times on them doing things we can't talk about!
@@farmerandy just like my son (on SSN 760) texting me he's packing cuz they're getting ready to go somewhere and do something ttyl..
I knew a COB on one of the 4-shooter 688s out of Pearl. I forget his real name, but I flew for close to a decade with him online in a flight sim called "Aces High", a world war 2 pvp flight sim with hundreds of players online at a time. I always teased him he should change his name to "glubglub", a poor joke about the tanks filling with water, as the game allowed you only 8 characters for your name, and it fit perfect. He obviously declined, but still told me great sea stories on or voice coms here and there. You guys who rode those boats are tops, thumbs up from me.
@@farmerandy coming from a military family, I'm used to people around me not being able to talk about a lot of what they do. One brother worked on nuclear subs and the other did sat-com for the Army. My father was a USAF fighter pilot and likes to tell stories of the CIA asking him to do missions over Cambodia and Laos. Can anyone confirm my dad's stories? No. But we listen anyway. Lol
@@Gman-109 I haven’t seen the name Aces High in years. Thanks for bringing back the nostalgia.
is it true it only goes 25 knots and only dives to 800 feet?
Former crew member on The First and Finest, SSN688. Let's gooo!
My twin brother served on 688 88-92.
Same here..........
Served about the 723. We heard the LA had one crazy angle, although not as crazy as what the pig boats did in WWII.
Rode the 688s for years, not as long as you of course, but it’s still nice to see. Only from a distance though…
I used to help build those TB arrays, at a previous job, it was a very complex wiring system
I worked on 688’s in the mid 70’s. I was at GD in Groton. One of the most enjoyable and dangerous jobs I ever had. Very easy to get hurt if you’re not careful. Thanks for a great video Aaron.
It's soooo cool to hear all of this detail from someone who served aboard 688's! As a civilian who grew up reading Clancy novels, thank you for sharing!
The USAF did away with nose art on aircraft about the same time you were told not decorate the VLS doors. Morale died then for us as well lol.
Awesome!
I toured USS Cheyenne SSN-773 circa ~1998 or 1999 at Pearl Harbor, unforgetable experience for an old infantryman.
Man, some of this brings back memories... LA, Chicago, Seawolf, Helena... a few memorable boats I rode on. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Chicago is currently in dock for final inactivation, and the Helena is going to be coming in later this summer to make preps to do the same.
I couldn’t agree with you more when you said we should build SSN’s on the West Coast! I would amend your comment to State. We should also build SSBN’s, as well as Arleigh Burke destroyer‘s, our new cruiser’s (if we ever do) and most importantly, I believe the US should have four shipyards capable of making CVN’s two on each coast and every yard, which manufacturers vessels should be capable of repairing all of the aforementioned vessels whilst still constructing them at the same time, they repair others!!!! I believe the greatest danger to this nation has been allowing the atrophy of our navy, and more importantly, our ability to construct and repair our navy in a rapid fashion!!! Many years ago as a young green, U.S. Army butter bar I had the distinct privilege of being given a tour of the last flight three 688 USS Cheyenne. I was given my tour, by none other than the COB!!! (The only reason I was in the army was because I couldn’t find a Naval recruiter where I lived.) At the end of the tour, the COB gave me what I consider to be one of the greatest compliments of my entire U.S. Army career. He said, sir, why aren’t you in the Navy? You should be in the Navy! I have toured almost every class of vessel in the U.S. Navy, even the Iowa class battleships, which still are my favorite, but I will always cherish my tour of the last flight three 688 ever constructed, USS Cheyenne! Thank you for what you do and for your outstanding service in the silent service! Hooyah brother from a Hooah brother.
You mentioned the two boats converted to trainers in Charleston. I grew up there with my dad on subs for 26 years. He was on 4 of the 41 for Freedom Boomers, did one or two rotations working out of Pomflant before his last Boomer. Then past his COB Board, went to Groton for one boat (SSN 606) for a while before sailing her to Berminton as part of the decommisioning crew. Then back to Charleston for his last boat (SSN 675) retireing in1995. I was a volunteer at the Goose Creek Rural Fire Department from 2008 to 2018. Had a lot the students from the power school come down and volunteer. Talking to them about what my dad and his time and what I did as a teenager (I practically grew up on the boats) and stories of my grandfather (plank owner of the USS Triton, made the round the world trip) a lot of them went the sub route.
Very enjoyable content. Tom Clancy made the 688 a legend and they must have been exciting to serve on. I am a little surprised that it has taken you so long to get around to this particular brief.
it wasn't for a lack of trying.
I was glad to see a fellow 616 class sailor. I was a sailor on the SSBN-635. It's funny how forward sailors are still afraid of Nuclear Bogeymen.
I was also on the 635 during new construction - we had too many seamen and was transferred to the 603 - April 10 63 - April 10 64 -
Another interesting sub brief. Literally. Good to listen to. Enjoy your presentations.
All the best from the UK
Oh the days of fixing the ol 688's & 688i's from my sub tender and NAVSEA days in the Navy
One of your subtenders was over in australia a few weeks ago and i managed to get on board for a tour, amazing facilities for repairs. I couldnt believe they have barber shops on board though 😂 Tyfys ❤
Best part of this brief was your enthusiasm and pride! Great presentation too.
ARCI stands for Acoustic Rapid Commercial Off-The-Shelf Insertion, the hardware upgrade procedures of this huge sonar systems.
I've been waiting for this one - both because Aaron will know it backwards and because it was my favourite SSN in Harpoon back in the day.
This is why I subbed to sub brief years back. Well because of the sub briefs. Excellent content, I could watch these all day
Whaddya know, i just played the Sega Genesis port of 688 Attack Sub. I love that game, although i hear it uses the periscope more than an IRL 688 would.
Wow, I didn't realize the 688 went back that far. *salute* to my shipmates, was stationed aboard the USS Kinkaid (DD-965) from 85-89. STG
Ain’t No Slack in a fast attack….The 698 was 1st Flight tough💪
I had to chuckle about folks who could not handle extended underway periods being moved to the surface navy. Former destroyer sailor here and back in the early to mid 80's we would deploy away from Norfolk for 9 to 10 months and during that time we would have at least one, usually two stints of 100+ days straight underway. Add to that some folks were not cut out to the kind of rock and roll walking on the bulkheads you would get on a tin can.
I spent 4 years in the Navy and never went on a ship.
Good to hear about these boats. Cool to hear about the Q 10. As an old Q 6 guy, this is awesome.
Thanks for keeping it simple. Were not SEAL's. . Our silence matters.
Great channel!
I was born at the Newport News Shipyard .Back then the Newport News hospital was at the shipyard .My dad said that was a good location for the hospital with all of the bad injuries at the shipyard . My uncle who lived there was a lifer in the Coast Guard enlisted at 17 in 1942 . Next door to him was someone who worked on nuclear engines for carriers at the shipyard . Then across the street was an airline pilot who was a backup pilot for Air Force One . This pilot retired and never got called up to pilot Air Force One.That neighborhood was full of people who worked for the military,government,NASA.
Still one of the best operations SSNs in any navy. I love these boats. ❤
Leroy's 2-Step Advice on how to cope with a Mk48 torpedo:
1. Tuck your head between your legs.
2. Kiss Your Ass Goodbye!
Outstanding 688 lecture, Aaron, definitely got a full bell on!
I loved the 688 class. I was an nuclear trained EM1(SS) on the commissioning crew (aka Plankowner) of the USS Bremertion (SSN-698) 1980-1984. It was commissioned in 1981 and left Groton for Pearl Harbor (a great place for a home port) and was finally decommissioned in 2021 completing 40 years of service. We could go anywhere in the world undetected (and did).
My longest trip underwater lasted 77 days.
We also carried the SUBROC nuclear tipped cruise missiles. BTW, in addition to supplying the diesel and ventilating the boat, the 688s used the snorkel and low pressure blower to pump air in the ballast tanks to surface.
As for the bridge, I was the JA phone talker in the bridge of the boat for the maneuvering watch so I had a bird’s eye view entering and leaving all of the places we visited.
We used to put shore power cables in the after escape trunk and used the forward escape trunk for access.
The 688's will always be my favorite. Going to be working on SINS for a few hours.....
Sweet - the 688 featured A LOT in Tom Clancys (still excellent) 'Hunt for Red October'. Well worth reading (yes Florida - a BOOK!).
Red Storm Rising also have them featured alot. Also well worth reading. And oh... there's no movie 🙂
When will we get the USS Jive Turkey class sub brief?
With the tendency for the military to keep using old outdated machines, its good to see that our submarines are more modern.
Never underestimate these ol' girls. They can still bite.
In the late 80's and early 90's my dad worked at Huges Aircraft Corporation on a project called the Mk 48 ADCAP, as I understand it the basis for later modifications. I told him your story about trying to evade one during training, he got a kick out of your summary: surface the ship and call your loved ones, that thing does not miss.
Just curious, was that at the Hughs plant in Tucson? My dad worked on the Maverick and AAMRAM systems there during that time as well.
finally get to hear a lecture on your boat, Aaron. It was very informative and was fun to listen to your excitement during the lecture. maybe a part two for the 688 someday. that would be nice.
Some classified data about Los Angeles class:
Top speed flight 2/3 with improved reactor core: 34 knots
Test depth: 1450 feet (440 meters)
MK48 ADCAP and upper:
Top speed: 65 knots
Maximum depth: 3600 feet (1100 meters)
This was always my favorite class of American subs. Specially after watching The hunt for red October when I was a kid and the old comp game 688 sub attack.
Thanks for the great video! I was a MM Nuk on Omaha. The engine room cutaway, not so great. So, with the new color screens they did not need to have a Nuk in control place dots every few minutes? I was one of the few MM that did not mind going fwd for that. take care
19:35 You can show the slide, but you can't describe it? That's hysterical. Looks like a pressurized water-cooled reactor to me, because that's been the standard power reactor for civilian terrestrial electricity.
Crazy that we took a power plant designed for warships and used it to boil water for steam turbines, but here we are.
Great brief! I was introduced to the 688-class via Tom Clancy's "The Hunt For Red October" and USS Dallas. It wasn't real, I know, but I remember it., Also remember the mixed fleet of Flight 1 and Flight 2 boats deployed in "Red Storm Rising", with the brand-new flight-2 boats having the VLS systems. And now, these new boats are the old boats. Makes me feel old! LOL
I had the privilege to work with a Scottish company that made towed array stuff and ultra deep hull penetrations and the like. I didn’t see much but they were an amazing team to work with. Their hypobaric chambers were amazing.
For real id love to see a video of you picking apart the Dallas scenes from Hunt for Red October. name the big fight at the end with the emergency blow
Good update, Thank you! 10 years on boats, long time ago, another time, another place, far far away.
SSBN 627 MM1/SS LELT. You are appreciated. KEEP the great discourse coming...
I love the nominclature we have for radars as a service. Weather it be beeps, tippy, or apgee, they're always so fun to use in convo. Aside from that, great lecture as always. -Army Radar Operator
I'd really love to be in a room with a bunch of you guys talking about your stories before there lost to history 😢
I loved this video, thank you.
I have been a big fan of the 688 ever since i played the game 'Red Storm Rising' on my old Commodore C64 back in the day. That old computer game started my love for all things Submarine related.
I have a huge respect for all Submariners. It takes a very special kind of person to live the life they do. Submerged for months at a time, away from family. I thank them for it.
Thanks for this video and for your service. Amazing boat, unmatched impact in geopolitical affairs.
Lecture on the torps yes please!
COB: rotate and radiate
Phone Talker: chhhhLLLgLLLk
COB: Please repeat last communication!
Phone talker: harder daddy!
I've been waiting for this one. I loved playing 688i Hunter/Killer back in the day.
Glad you finally got to do this one!
I recognize your voice...
I was in TM Div with Tommy Williams. Sailed under Cmdr Jarret
oh wow. yeah. we served together. small world.
@@SubBrief who is this? I don't recognize your voice THAT well. Lol.
Arron, how many total individual weapons can a sub like this hold? I didn't realize how many different weapons they have.
Aaron......at about 39;02 in the right hand picture is there a second person in front of the
masts who looks like he is holding a weapon? Probably something very different but
just thought I would ask.
This is such an awesome channel, definitely one of my favorites and this was one hell of a brief Aaron! Thank you for your service, both in the Navy and the service you provide us with these great briefs!
First boat was USS Baton Rouge SSN-689, great boat with even better shipmates. Also served on USS Toledo SSN-769 during precom.
Hey Randy, Willard Thornburgh here! Howdy!
Did you know STS1 Joe Gordon?
Great
Sonarman on 616 blue 64-67
Would love to see you review this first of class
Will assist with some facts etc.
I was the DCA and then the AWEPS on the Topeka (SSN-754, Flight III 688i class) for a while. Trained on the MTS-626 in Charleston Prototype after NNPTC. Went through the Kittery shipyard major overhaul, shakedown, etc and change of home-port to Guam to replace the Miami following her loss. Qualified ENG (Graduated PNEO) just before I separated from service (for family reasons). I also did a ride for quals on the San Juan (SSN-751, also a Flight III 688i and sister ship to Topeka) while we were in the yards.
Edit: I'd like to note as a Nuke, that the engine-room hatch was rarely used as an entry/exit, as that is where the shore power cables were connected to provide electrical power when the reactor is shut down. There is not much room to maneuver around those to enter and exit the boat. The weapons shipping hatch was by FAR more convenient.
What're the chances of at least one of the boats becoming a museum ship once it's been stripped of all sensitive tech? I'd love to be able to tour a 688
Just sth I've always wondered - what are the pros and cons of having the dive planes on the hull vs the conning tower?
Very interesting from an engineering standpoint!
I miss my Boats, all 688's The 694, 703 and 691..All cut up into razor blades already unfortunately.
I worked on the Groton in 1976. I wired a lot of sound powered phones and the MC panel. I worked there a short time between getting out of the service and going to school at Thames Valley. I grew up near Groton. I was in a patrol squadron when I was in.
@@Chris_at_Home She was my first boat and I got my dolphins on her somewhere in the North Atlantic. Your first boat will always be a special memory. Thanks for your Service, Shipmate🇺🇸
@@subvet694 My oldest brother got his Dolphins on the HardHead in the 1960s.
Thanks for the video! Many of us have loved ones serving aboard these boats.
I was on the 606 and I recall we had the BQQ5 with towed array. I transferred to the 687 and we had everything you mention from BQQ with towed arrays, spherical array, ESM, BPS15, Tomahawk, Harpoon, MK48 ADCAP, ... really not much that the 688 didn't have. At the time, the 637 class were the SSN workhorse for recon and surveillance. Thank you for your briefing.
@SubBrief thank you for posting this video!
Where would a sonar-man hide the xo’s door in this cutaway? Thanks! Ted
Torpedo room was always my first choice. Never, never put it the Chill Box...like I did.
Can you do Brief on Permit class and the 41 For Freedom classes of SSBNs?
Great video! Thx for sharing! Need a sub story time roundtable would be awesome
I served on as Dallas (SSN-700) 1989-1992, and Pittsburgh (SSN-720) 1996-1997.
MM1/SS, Nuke.
Great video. I could listen to this stuff all day 🇺🇸
Served on the SSN 697 USS Indianapolis in 82-83 Lead ELT. Did my training at the MARF prototype at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory near West Milton NY. Stuck around an extra two years as an instructor. Worked at a couple commercial reactors short term and one Diablo Canyon for 35 years.
I remember going to junior college in Charleston with a fellow who entered into the nuclear engineering program. Smart move as upon graduation, he went to the submarine service. Tommy Bean still works for the navy in a civilian capacity at king's bay, GA. Smart.
I was stationed on the SSN 687 USS Richard B Russell the last Sturgeon class submarine produced. The 688 or Los Angeles class is a very good submarine.
Are you familiar with Skipjacks? I want to build a cutaway model of the USS Scorpion, but I can't tell from drawings if the forward escape chamber is entered from the torpedo room or another space above it or both. Also can't tell where the trash compactor is, port or starboard. Drawings online are awful.
@@craftpaint1644 I’m not but I will see if anyone I know is, can’t hurt to check.
I am a Plankowner on the SSBN 635 Sam Raburn - one of those two subs used for Nuclear training at Goose Creek - I reported aboard her on April 10, 1964, and left her for the SSN 603 Pollack on April 10, 1965 - I Volunteered for sub duty just after turning 17 due to the sinking on April 10, 1963 - My grandson is stationed on a Fast Attack out of Hawaii -
Great video. Thanks for the discussion on the Mk 48s.
….no SUBROC? 😉
It is all of these sensors that explain why the USN knew exactly what happened to Titan and where to look for the wreckage.
Great as always - wish would do the SSN 594 class.
I spent 3 years on Billfish (SSN-676) then commissioned the Memphis (SSN-691). Nuc MM/ELT
I knew this one was going to be special when the title had the number 688 in it!
Fun Fact: Tony Bobulinski who outed Joe as "The Big Guy" getting 10% from Hunter's foreign business deals, was an instructor and Chief Technology Officer at Nuclear Power Training Command in the 90s.
Ah, yes, the TLAM. I remember you using it to great effect on Severormorsk!
@21:44 That's my life on surface and I can say, I never leave that room. Sometimes I even sleep in there, good times
Dude, I've been following you and your channel for a lot of years but I gotta say I love your enthusiasm and love for your boat. It's the same way I feel about flying. Good onya brother.
I served on board USS Albuquerque SSN 706 and USS Minneapolis-St. Paul SSN 708. Both were great flight 1 boats. I was a spooky kinda guy back in Radio…
Took my Dad on a Tiger cruise on my first boat. Dad remembers it to this day
"We always use a Furuno we bought off the shelf so we look like a trawler" is probably the greatest thing i've ever heard. Also kinda took a page out of Drachinifel's book on mannerisms. Love it.
Also an LA Class guy, USS Providence.
That boat was in Tom Clancy's novel "Red Storm Rising". Alas, she did not survive the fictional war in that novel.
I worked at EB and wired the MC panel on the 694. When I was working at EB I was sent to change a switch on the 690. I think it was the reactor room. It was hot as hell. They put me in a white coverall and put a film badge on me, My oldest brother taught sonar school in Key West.
THE HA IS NOT USELESS!!!!!!! awesome hulk mounted sensor.
Cheers Jive thank you for this. Awesome to finally see you do the 688.
Sub officer turned author Michael Dimercurio has some articles where he mentioned that the earlier flights made the sun seem to be designed more for carrier escort.